Finlay uses the kite as a metaphor for a leaflet dropping, propoganda, aircraft aimed at the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Fulcrum Press to argue his displeasure with these two groups. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Two versions of a landscape by Johann Christian Reinhart are altered by the words Xaipe and W ave inscribed into stones in the foreground. The former means hail or farewell in Greek and ave in the latter picture means the same in Latin. The addition of w creating the word wave relates to the flowing spring. There is a stone in Finlay's garden inscribed WAVE/ave. Printed by the Stellar Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the English version of the "Le tricot etait..." another print made by Finlay. The image of this print in Finlay's book Prints 1963-1997 is depicted in black whereas this version is printed in red. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Max Bense contributed a two page critical essay. Each page depicts a single poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

KY is the beginning name for a Scottish fishing ship. The letters KY perforate the disc-like shape of this sculpture. It has been photographed adjacent to KY 365 in Finlay's garden. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The sculpture KY 365 is placed in front of a clump of trees and a cross in Finlay's Garden. KY 365 is a designation for a Scottish fishing ship. In this photograph, the clump of trees serve as a metaphor for the masts of a ship and the number "365" number of days in a year. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

These are preparatory drawings for a wooden sculpture sited in Finlay's garden. One drawing is cut on the circle and the other is not. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text reads, "La revolution devrait faire pour le peuple ce que le Cubisme a fair pour le couteau, la fourchette et la cuillere." The Sackner Archive also holds a print with the same text. This card has a similar layout to the print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text reads, "La revolution devrait faire pour le peuple ce que le Cubisme a fair pour le couteau, la fourchette et la cuillere." The Sackner Archive also holds a print with the same text but the layout in this card differs from the print and the other card with the same title. Here the text is linear and brown ink on tan paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The title in English is "Knitter" and the image is the face of a woman. By combining the image and the caption, Finlay's intent is to paint Catherine Millet, his antagonist, as a "knitter" apparently to give the impression of her lack of seriousness on literary issues. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This compares a simple and useful, printed label to an idea by Plato. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This print depicts the word "Laconic" (terse) inscribed on a guillotine blade. Beneath it on the red background is inscribed the phrase "Homage to Neo-Classicism." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This depicts the front cover of a contemporary magazine which was also the inflammatory daily journal edited by Marat during the French revolution, "Ami du peuple." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Depicts a landscape with a military pillar box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Lined sheet was torn from a notebook. This poem was included in the Finlay Archive purchased by the Sackners from Pedler. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.